Merkel hopes that the IMF will help bail out Greece – La Gaceta Tucumán

BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to convince skeptical lawmakers that the country of the International Monetary Fund would take part in a new bailout for Greece ahead of a parliamentary vote on the many of his conservative partners could break ranks and refuse help. Merkel told German broadcaster ZDF that she was convinced that Christine Lagarde , the manager IMF director ensure the participation of the Fund if the conditions of the pension system reform were met and debt relief Greece. Uncertainty about the role of the IMF in the rescue by 86,000 million euros has

become a headache for Merkel before Wednesday’s vote in the Bundestag. Lagarde said that the IMF will wait until October to decide whether to participate, forcing lawmakers to vote without any guarantee that the lender will have a role. (Reuters)